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Name
Description
sh.abortReshardCollection()

Aborts a resharding operation.

New in version 5.0.

Adds a shard to a sharded cluster.
In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to sh.addShardToZone().
Associates a shard to a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to sh.updateZoneKeyRange().

Returns information on whether the chunks of a sharded collection are balanced.

New in version 4.4.

Forces a resharding operation to block writes and complete.

New in version 5.0.

Disable balancing on a single collection in a sharded database. Does not affect balancing of other collections in a sharded cluster.

Enables automatic chunk merges for a namespace.

New in version 7.0.

Activates the sharded collection balancer process if previously disabled using sh.disableBalancing().

Disables automatic chunk merges for a namespace.

New in version 7.0.

Disables auto-splitting for the sharded cluster.

Starting in MongoDB 6.1, automatic chunk splitting is not performed. This is because of balancing policy improvements. Auto-splitting commands still exist, but do not perform an operation. For details, see Balancing Policy Changes.

Enables auto-splitting for the sharded cluster.

Starting in MongoDB 6.1, automatic chunk splitting is not performed. This is because of balancing policy improvements. Auto-splitting commands still exist, but do not perform an operation. For details, see Balancing Policy Changes.

Creates a database.
Returns a boolean to report if the balancer is currently enabled.

Returns data distribution information for sharded collections. sh.getShardedDataDistribution() is a shell helper method for the $shardedDataDistribution aggregation pipeline stage.

In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to sh.removeRangeFromZone().
Removes an association between a range of shard keys and a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
Returns help text for the sh methods.
Returns a document describing the status of the balancer.
Migrates a chunk in a sharded cluster.
In MongoDB 3.4, this method aliases to sh.removeShardFromZone().
Removes the association between a shard and a zone. Use to manage zone sharding.

Initiates a resharding operation to change the shard key for a collection, changing the distribution of your data.

New in version 5.0.

Enables or disables the balancer which migrates chunks between shards.
Enables sharding for a collection.
Divides an existing chunk into two chunks using a specific value of the shard key as the dividing point.
Divides an existing chunk that contains a document matching a query into two approximately equal chunks.

Enables the AutoMerger.

New in version 7.0.

Enables the balancer and waits for balancing to start.
Reports on the status of a sharded cluster, as db.printShardingStatus().

Disables the AutoMerger.

New in version 7.0.

Disables the balancer and waits for any in progress balancing rounds to complete.
Internal. Waits for the balancer state to change.
Internal. Waits until the balancer stops running.
Internal. Waits for a change in ping state from one of the mongos in the sharded cluster.
Associates a range of shard keys to a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
Returns the hashed value for the input.

The following database commands support sharded clusters.

Name
Description

Aborts a resharding operation.

New in version 5.0.

Associates a shard with a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.

Returns information on whether the chunks of a sharded collection are balanced.

New in version 4.4.

Starts a balancer thread.
Returns information on the balancer status.
Stops the balancer thread.
Internal command that validates index on shard key.
Clears the jumbo flag for a chunk.
Removes orphaned data with shard key values outside of the ranges of the chunks owned by a shard.

Cleans up a failed resharding operation.

New in version 5.0.

Forces a resharding operation to block writes and complete.

New in version 5.0.

Enables sharding on a specific database.
Forces a mongod / mongos instance to update its cached routing metadata.
Internal command that reports on the state of a sharded cluster.
Internal command that returns the config server version.
Verifies that a process is a mongos.
Returns a list of configured shards.
Deprecated internal command. See splitVector.
Internal command that migrates chunks between shards.
Reassigns the primary shard when removing a shard from a sharded cluster.
Command that migrates ranges between shards.
Provides the ability to combine chunks on a single shard.
Starts the process of removing a shard from a sharded cluster.
Removes the association between a shard and a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.

Initiates a resharding operation to change the shard key for a collection, changing the distribution of your data.

New in version 5.0.

Internal command to sets the config server version.
Enables the sharding functionality for a collection, allowing the collection to be sharded.
Reports whether the mongod is a member of a sharded cluster.
Creates a new chunk.
Internal command that determines split points.
Removed in MongoDB 5.0. Internal command that affects connections between instances in a MongoDB deployment.
Adds or removes the association between a range of sharded data and a zone. Supports configuring zones in sharded clusters.
Operational Restrictions
Requirement for deploying a sharded cluster
Troubleshoot Sharded Clusters
Common strategies for troubleshooting sharded cluster deployments.
Config Database
Complete documentation of the content of the local database that MongoDB uses to store sharded cluster metadata.

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